[əˈnɔɪnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony
(e.g: high priests were anointed with oil)


Phrases:
- Anointing of the Sick
- God's anointed

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French enoint ‘anointed’, past participle of enoindre, from Latin inungere, from in- ‘upon’ + ungere ‘anoint, smear with oil’